Supplementary Material 35: Cult Leaders, Gurus, and Evil Economists

Decoding the Gurus

We face a disciplinary crisis as the twin pillars of Game Theory and Gurometry are called into question.

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Supplementary Material 35

00:05 Introduction

01:52 Matt's Apology

06:55 Just Life...

12:34 Matt's Foodie Corner

14:01 Dedunking Dan Richards finds Sabine

16:37 Sabine cultivates parasocial defenders

18:16 Ana Kasparian gets deeper into ZOG conspiracies

24:44 Gary vs Game Theory

40:26 Support the Channel to Save the World

47:10 Bryan Johnson and Methylene blue

51:52 Scientific Cosplay Online

53:51 Keith Rainiere and Sensemaking Parallels

54:57 High IQ YoungHoon Kim tweets about proof of God

56:19 Guru and Cult Leader Parallels

01:01:13 The Validity of the Gurometer in Question?!?

01:03:03 Hacking Social Heuristics

01:07:38 Cult Leaders vs Secular Gurus

01:12:33 Anti-Democratic moves by Trump

01:15:03 Dan Carlin on Trump

01:18:30 Streamers Talking Nonsense: Hasan on ISIS

01:21:24 Ideological Fixation and Motivated Conspiracism

01:27:22 Outro

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• The Cushendun Sea Caves from Game of Thrones
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is Boosting Tourism
• DeDunking: Eric Weinstein's Theory — Real Physicist vs Pseudo Poser
• Ana Kasparian tweeting about the “Zionist Occupied Government”
• Gary’s Economics: Game Theory is Broken
• Critical Reddit thread on Gary’s Game Theory video
• Henrich, J., McElreath, R., Barr, A., Ensminger, J., Barrett, C., Bolyanatz, A., ... & Ziker, J. (2006). Costly punishment across human societies. Science, 312(5781), 1767–1770.
• The Selfish Gene, Chapter 12: Nice Guys Finish First (Richard Dawkins)
• High IQ YoungHoon Kim tweets about proof of God
• I was Jordan Peterson’s strongest supporter. Now I think he’s dangerous
• Dan Carlin’s tweet about Trump
• BBC: National Guard troops appear in Washington DC as mayor rejects Trump's 'authoritarian push'
• Nathan Baker: Keith Raniere, Ringleader of NXIVM Sex Slave Cult, Interviewed by Allison Mack, Top Cult Member